Priori Incantatem & House Elf Magic

[Ken Waghorne]

No: HPFGUIDX 1700

I'll try to cover two topics here to reduce clutter.

Vicki Merriman wrote:
> 
> Yes, but I don't agree that Harry caused the "reversal."  Harry 
> didn't actually cause the wand to regurgitate spells.  That was an 
> effect of his holding his own in the fight, caused by his magical 
> strength, perhaps, but not caused BY him.  i.e.  because the wands 
> were brothers, it was tough to make them fight each other and that is 
> what caused the regurgitation.  Dumbledore specifically stated that 
> the reversal was a rare BUT KNOWN effect caused by the relationship 
> of the wands.  It wasn't caused by harry's will at all.

But it was V's wand that regurgitated spells instead of Harry's.  I 
think you have to give Harry some credit for that, since he did force 
that ball of light (I forget the exact description, and the books are 
loaned out) away from his wand and back down V's.  I have to 
wonder what the Death Eaters thought while they were watching 
that.  First Harry threw off the imperious curse and then that! 

milz wrote:
> 
> Are House Elves more powerful than the wizarding folk and that's 
the 
> reason why they are regulated? If they are powerful, then wouldn't 
it 
> make sense for Voldemort to try to get the House Elves on his 
side?

My guess would be that V only sees House Elves as servants, and 
doesn't think they could be of any possible use to him.  He does 
seem to let quite a few things slip his mind in his quest for power. If 
so, he'll be in for a shock when the HELF sends their forces over to 
the good side just in the knick of time -- led by Dobby and Winky. 




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